ondon has long
been seen as a place of lofty drama, whether depicted
in the towering theatrical works of Shakespeare or
as the most recent setting for the unintentionally
hilarious high-jinks that have surrounded the ongoing
Brexit debacle. It is only fitting then that this ancient
capital has added another feature to its illustrious cap
with a bold new addition to its unmistakable skyline –
the 33-storey-high One Crown Place.
Set just south of the city’s financial district, this
new luxury housing complex is only a few minutes
from Liverpool Street Station, one of the capital’s
busiest travel interchanges, with the bristling
neighbourhoods of Shoreditch and Old Street
both falling within its lengthy shadow. Opting for
a bold and striking old-meets-new approach, the
development’s twin towers comprise 246 residential
apartments, six 15,500sq.m floors of premium
office space, a signature array of high-end ground
floor retail spaces, a boutique hotel and an exclusive
residents-only, luxuriously-furnished club.
In order to ensure the development is suitably
regal, architectural duties were outsourced to KPF,
a visionary London- and New York-based firm with a
portfolio of premium projects stretching from São
Paulo to Shanghai. Once on board, the company’s
resident residential geniuses set about drafting plans
for a building that would embody both the historic
grandeur of its setting and stand as a stark reminder
that this is one city that would never shy from
welcoming in the future.102 igafencu.com